| epidemiology of toxocara canis in the dog population from two areas of different socioeconomic status, greater buenos aires, argentina. | toxocara canis infection in dogs is a public health problem in most countries, although it has been poorly documented in many of them. the main objective of the present work was to investigate the epidemiology of infection in the canine populations from two areas of buenos aires of different socioeconomic status and urban conditions: a middle-income neighbourhood (min) and a low-income neighbourhood (lin). this study evaluated the prevalence of infection in dogs by parasitological and serologica ... | 2003 | 12935743 |
| an epidemiological study of gastrointestinal parasites of dogs from southern greater buenos aires (argentina): age, gender, breed, mixed infections, and seasonal and spatial patterns. | a total of 2193 fecal samples from owned dogs were collected during the 2003-2004 period in southern greater buenos aires, and were evaluated for the presence of intestinal parasites by a flotation-centrifugation method. the overall prevalence was 52.4%, and the 11 species found were: ancylostoma caninum (13%), isospora ohioensis complex (12%), toxocara canis (11%), trichuris vulpis (10%), sarcocystis sp. (10%), giardia duodenalis (9%), isospora canis (3%), hammondia-neospora complex (3%), dipil ... | 2006 | 16364551 |
| [dog fouling and helminth contamination in parks and sidewalks of buenos aires city, 1991-2006]. | the aim of this study was to provide data on canine fecal and helminthic contamination from parks and sidewalks in buenos aires city, collected by the laboratory of general parasitology, school of sciences, university of buenos aires. a census of dog feces was performed in 1-11 parks per year between 1991 and 2006, a single day each year. in the period 2000-2006, the census included feces on sidewalks surrounding the park. thirty fresh fecal samples were randomly collected from each park to dete ... | 2010 | 20679057 |